Big Demo In Jakarta, Branded Store At Plaza Senayan Starts Emptying Items

Video screenshots of branded stores at Plaza Senayan began to be vacated (Photo: Instagram/@kubetikan)

JAKARTA - The situation in a number of shopping centers in Jakarta suddenly changed. Malls that are usually crowded are now empty, visitors are not as many as usual days. This condition was triggered by the heating of the situation at several points in the capital city which made people more careful to do activities outside the home.

One of the malls that allegedly felt the most impact was Plaza Senayan, one of the major shopping centers on the border of Central Jakarta and South Jakarta. A number of shops in it began to take anticipatory steps by emptying merchandise.

"The fear of a repeat of May 1998, the branded Plaza Senayan store has started to empty its shop," wrote the video uploaded to the Instagram account @kubetacom, quoted on Saturday, August 30, 2025.

This condition is exacerbated by the spread of chaos at several points. This makes branded shop owners more vigilant and chooses to reduce the stock of items displayed in the mall.

"The increasingly widespread chaos has raised concerns among business actors, especially branded shop owners in large shopping centers," wrote the caption of the upload.

Monitoring in the field shows that a number of outlets have started emptying. High-value items such as bags, shoes, and the latest fashion collection are gradually secured out of the mall.

"From observations, several outlets at Plaza Senayan were seen starting to empty their stock. Bags, shoes, and the latest fashion collection were slowly transported out for safekeeping," he said.

This step is called not without reason. The owners of outlets anticipate the possibility of being bad if the situation continues to heat up.

"Not without reason, this step was taken as a form of anticipation so that heartbreaking events such as the May 1998 tragedy when shopping centers were targeted by looting did not happen again," he continued.

Until now, Plaza Senayan mall has not opened its voice regarding the circulation of the video.

Previously, several malls in Jakarta had already adjusted their operating hours. In fact, a number of shops in the North Jakarta to West Jakarta area were closed following news of potential demonstrations that could lead to chaos.

In the midst of this tension, news circulated about the alleged looting at Atrium Senen Mall, Central Jakarta. The video, which has been circulating widely since Friday morning, August 29, shows a crowd and is associated with looting. This issue immediately sparked public unrest. However, the management of Atrium Senen Mall immediately denied the news.

"In connection with the circulation of videos and information on social media that mentions looting and masses entering Atrium Senen Mall, we emphasize that the information is NOT TRUE / HOAX," wrote the management through the official Instagram account @mal.atriumsenen.

Management also ensures that mall conditions remain under control and that there are no security disturbances such as those circulating on social media.

"We urge the public not to easily believe and not to participate in disseminating information whose source is not yet clear." continued the official statement.